Drycleaners Articles

Our ratings turn up many local drycleaners who can tune up your clothes. The really good news? Many top-rated shops also charge low prices, meaning they won’t clean out your wallet while they clean your wardrobe.

Although you want to use a quality drycleaner, you also want one that charges reasonable prices. Our price comparisons reveal astonishing shop-to-shop price differences. And you don’t have to pay high prices to get high-quality results.

Perchloroethylene (or “perc”) remains by far the most common drycleaning solvent. But because it can be a hazardous air pollutant and is a likely human carcinogen, the EPA has instituted rules governing perc emissions. We discuss the alternatives.

What do you do if an item you pick up from the cleaners is still stained? Or there’s a stain that wasn’t there before—a white dress comes back yellowed or the fabric in your favorite jacket is so puckered it looks like seersucker?

DIY stain removal comes with many risks—setting that red-wine blotch forever, rubbing a hole in your favorite dress, making the dye bleed. It’s probably safer to trust most stains with a great drycleaner, but, if you’re in a bind, here are some ways to attempt getting out those spots on your own.